Right-of-Way

Study questions with answers

12 sample Right-of-Way questions with the correct answer, a short explanation, and the official handbook reference. Read through them, then take the quiz above.

1. 1. If an emergency vehicle approaches a roundabout you are about to enter, you should:

   Correct answer: Not enter and pull to the side

   Do not enter the roundabout when an emergency vehicle is approaching; pull to the side. If you are already inside, exit and then pull over, and never stop within the circle.

   Source: PA Driver's Manual — Learning to Drive

2. 2. As you approach a roundabout, before you even enter the circle you should first be ready to yield to:

   Correct answer: Pedestrians in the crosswalk

   As you near a roundabout, reduce speed and be ready to give way to anyone in the crosswalk before you reach the yield line.

   Source: PA Driver's Manual — Learning to Drive

3. 3. Before you begin a left turn across oncoming lanes, you should:

   Correct answer: Make sure every lane you must cross is clear

   Do not begin a left turn until you can clearly see that every lane you need to cross is open and you can finish safely.

   Source: PA Driver's Manual — Learning to Drive

4. 4. A driver who is turning left at an intersection must give the right-of-way to:

   Correct answer: Oncoming vehicles heading straight ahead

   A driver turning left must yield to oncoming vehicles that are going straight through the intersection.

   Source: PA Driver's Manual — Learning to Drive

5. 5. When you are entering a roundabout (circular intersection), you must:

   Correct answer: Yield to traffic already in the circle

   Traffic already circulating in the roundabout has the right-of-way. Slow down, yield to it, and enter only when there is an adequate gap.

   Source: PA Driver's Manual — Learning to Drive

6. 6. A driver pulling out of a private driveway, alley, or private road onto a public highway must:

   Correct answer: Yield to traffic already on the highway

   When you enter a public road from a driveway, alley, or private road, you must give way to vehicles already traveling on it.

   Source: PA Driver's Manual — Learning to Drive

7. 7. When you meet a funeral procession on the road, you are required to:

   Correct answer: Yield and let the procession stay together

   You must yield to vehicles in a funeral procession. Once the lead vehicle clears an intersection, the rest may follow, and other traffic must yield and not cut in.

   Source: PA Driver's Manual — Learning to Drive

8. 8. Two vehicles reach an intersection with no signs or signals at about the same time. Who must yield?

   Correct answer: The one on the left gives way to the one on the right

   At an uncontrolled intersection where two vehicles arrive together, the driver on the left must yield to the driver on the right.

   Source: PA Driver's Manual — Learning to Drive

9. 9. When an emergency vehicle approaches with its siren and flashing lights, the law requires you to:

   Correct answer: Pull to the right and stop

   You must make way for ambulances, fire trucks, and police vehicles. Pull over toward the right edge of the road and stop until they pass.

   Source: PA Driver's Manual — Learning to Drive

10. 10. A MERGING TRAFFIC sign on a major roadway warns that vehicles may enter your lane. In that situation:

    Correct answer: Vehicles coming on must give way to those already on the road

    Where traffic merges from a ramp or another roadway, the entering traffic must yield to vehicles already traveling on the main road.

    Source: PA Driver's Manual — Signals, Signs and Pavement Markings

11. 11. What must you do when you come to a YIELD sign?

    Correct answer: Slow down and give the right-of-way, stopping if needed

    At a yield sign, slow down, check for traffic and pedestrians, and give them the right-of-way. Stop only if necessary, and go when there is a safe gap.

    Source: PA Driver's Manual — Signals, Signs and Pavement Markings

12. 12. When you approach a pedestrian who is using a white cane or being guided by a service dog, you must:

    Correct answer: Always yield and be prepared to stop

    You must always yield to a blind pedestrian with a white cane or guide dog. Slow down, give the right-of-way, and be ready to stop.

    Source: PA Driver's Manual — Signals, Signs and Pavement Markings